With the promotion of Starlin Castro and Derek Holland to the show in just the last few days, we are reminded that the top talent on the farm is going to start hitting the bigs in the next month or two. Who is most likely to make an impact in 2010?
Stephen Strasburg continues to dominate, as he gave up just one hit in his first AAA start. Buster Olney thinks June 8 or so for his arrival to the show.
Brett Wallace is the hottest high profile bat next to Mike Stanton. Wallace is not supposed to have the pop to match some of the other minor league mashers, but he has 10 homers in 122 at bats. Lyle Overbay can't hold him off for much longer.
Stanton, BTW? Fourteen HR, 1.317 OPS. Ruthian.
Carlos Santana has slowed a bit, but still is sporting a .972 OPS. He'll be up in June. While we're on catchers, the Giants continue to say Buster Posey isn't ready, but his numbers say otherwise. Posey has a .994 OPS at Triple-A.
If you're looking for speed, Jose Tabata of the Pirates has 16 steals in 18 attempts. He could see time before the end of the year and has a bit of pop to go with the wheels.
Finally, Jeremy Hellickson and Aroldis Chapman remain the two arms most likely to make a 2010 impact. Both are right around a strikeout per inning and should be in the bigs this summer. I like both a lot...Chapman has slightly more K potential and plays in the NL, Hellickson is more refined right now but will pitch in the AL East. It's really a toss up between them.
Cheers,
TFAM
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